Israel was anticipating an imminent massive attack by Iran and Lebanon-based Hezbollah on Tuesday following warnings by the United States.

Israel is on high alert following the assassination of key terrorist leaders last week, facing escalating tensions with Iran and its proxies. Despite efforts by the US and Arab nations to de-escalate, Iran has threatened attacks on Israel, raising the possibility of a broader conflict. Amid these tensions, rumors from world leaders indicate that a retaliatory strike may take place over the next 24 hours.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Sunday that they have discovered an unusually large tunnel along the Gaza-Egypt border. The tunnel, which is about 10 feet tall, is big enough to allow vehicles to pass through.

The United Nations announced on Monday that nine staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNWRA) are suspected of involvement in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and will be fired from their positions.

Israel faced even more security challenges Monday after fresh confirmation that Turkey has blocked cooperation between the NATO military alliance and the Jewish nation.

Israel and the U.S. are bracing for a potential Iranian retaliatory strike on Israel as soon as this weekend, with Israel’s military on high alert and the Pentagon deploying military assets to counter any attacks from Iran and its terrorist proxy groups.

Recent reports indicate that an alleged Israeli airstrike targeted Syria’s Dabaa Airport near the Lebanese border, an area known for Hezbollah’s smuggling of Iranian weapons.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) deputy head of weapons production, Mohammed al-Jabari, and dozens of other “terrorists,” the Israeli military said early Friday.

In retaliation for the assassinations of two high-profile terrorists in the Middle East, attributed to Israel by Iranian officials, Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct strike on Israel and convened a meeting with its proxy groups to coordinate a response.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed this week by a sophisticated, remote-controlled bomb smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, rather than a missile as previously reported, according to the NY Times.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promises “harsh punishment” for Israel following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday.

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Monday (July 30) that the US will help Israel to defend itself against the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon should the increasingly deadly cross-border attacks develop into all-out war, the Jerusalem Post reports.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they targeted a Hezbollah commander in Beirut today who was responsible for the weekend attack on Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights over the weekend that killed at least 12 Israeli Druze children and teenagers.

Israel’s foreign minister has urged the NATO military alliance to expel Turkey after its President Tayyip Erdogan threatened his country might invade the Jewish nation.

The Biden Administration spearheaded diplomatic efforts to prevent a full-blown regional war as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation against Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist organization in Lebanon, following a weekend rocket strike that killed at least 12 children in the Golan Heights.